TACOM

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Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)
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TACOM distinctive unit insignia
Active1942 [1] – Present
CountryUnited States
BranchU.S. Army
TypeLife Cycle Management
Part of United States Army Materiel Command
Garrison/HQ Detroit Arsenal
Commanders
Current
commander
BG Michael Lalor

The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), [2] and its subordinate Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC), [3] headquartered at the Detroit Arsenal [4] in Warren, Michigan, is part of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC).

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The entire complex that houses TACOM's headquarters is located on what is known as the Detroit Arsenal. TACOM has subordinate installations located at Anniston Army Depot in Alabama, Red River Army Depot in Texas, Sierra Army Depot in California, and Watervliet Arsenal in New York, and has significant numbers of personnel located at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, and Natick Soldier Center, Massachusetts.

The Detroit Arsenal also houses the laboratories and facilities of TACOM's partner for ground vehicle technology and engineering, the United States Army CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), formerly known as United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), an element of the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC).

Defense Acquisition University (DAU) has a branch at TACOM, which assists with the training and certification of employees in necessary logistics and acquisition methods for the U.S. federal government. This training and certification is made possible by many highly trained instructors on TACOM and elsewhere, providing lectures and briefings on these crucial logistic and acquisition areas.

XM900 Wheel/Track Convertible Test Rig, 3/4-ton developed by TACOM engineers 1975 XM900 Wheel-Track Convertible.jpg
XM900 Wheel/Track Convertible Test Rig, 3⁄4-ton developed by TACOM engineers 1975

Ground Combat Vehicle

The BCT Ground Combat Vehicle Program is overseen by TACOM.

List of commanding generals

No.Commanding GeneralTerm
PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeDuration
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Lt. Gen. Roy E. Beauchamp.jpg
Major General
Roy E. Beauchamp
(born 1945)
June 1997 [5] August 13, 1999~2 years, 73 days
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Lt. Gen. John S. Caldwell Jr.jpg
Major General
John S. Caldwell Jr.
August 13, 1999 [6] October 4, 2001~2 years, 52 days
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Lt. Gen. N. Ross Thompson III.jpg
Major General
N. Ross Thompson III
October 4, 2001 [7] September 28, 2004~2 years, 360 days
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Brigadier General william M. Lenaers (cropped).jpg
Major General
William M. Lenaers
September 28, 2004 [8] April 22, 2008~3 years, 234 days
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Scott G. West (2).jpg
Major General
Scott G. West
April 22, 2008 [9] January 30, 20101 year, 283 days
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Kurt J. Stein (1).jpg
Major General
Kurt J. Stein
January 30, 2010 [10] June 21, 20122 years, 143 days
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Major General
Michael J. Terry
June 21, 2012 [11] June 25, 20142 years, 4 days
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Gwendolyn Bingham (1).jpg
Major General
Gwen Bingham
(born 1959)
June 25, 2014 [12] May 2, 20161 year, 312 days
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U.S. Army Major General Clark W. LeMasters Jr.jpg
Major General
Clark W. LeMasters Jr.
May 2, 2016 [13] July 12, 20182 years, 71 days
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Major General
Daniel G. Mitchell
July 12, 2018 [14] June 12, 20201 year, 336 days
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Major General
Darren L. Werner
June 12, 2020 [15] July 19, 20233 years, 37 days
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Michael B. Lalor (5).jpg
Brigadier General
Michael B. Lalor
July 19, 2023 [16] Incumbent184 days

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References

  1. United States Army. "TACOM Command History". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2008. 1942 – Ordnance established the Tank-Automotive Center (T-AC) in Detroit.
  2. "TACOM is Tank-automotive and Armaments Command". www.army.mil. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. Lieutenant Colonel James O. Winbush, Jr., Christopher S. Rinaldi, and Antonia R. Giardina (2005-01-05) Life Cycle Management: Integrating Acquisition and Sustainment documents the 2001 intention, now moot as of 2018, to combine acquisition and sustainment
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  11. "MG Terry Takes Command of TACOM". www.army.mil.
  12. "Maj. Gen. Bingham takes command of TACOM". www.army.mil.
  13. "LeMasters takes the TACOM helm; Bingham says 'so long'". www.army.mil.
  14. "Detroit Arsenal bids farewell to LeMasters, welcomes Mitchell". www.army.mil.
  15. "Michigan native takes command at Detroit Arsenal". www.army.mil.
  16. Sikes, Adam (21 July 2023). "TACOM changes command, welcomes Brig. Gen. Lalor". U.S. Army. TACOM Public Affairs Office. Retrieved 22 July 2023.